Synonyms and antonyms of To help something to progress in British Thesaurus

foster (verb)

to help something to develop over a period of time

promote (verb)

to help something to develop

nurse (verb)

to help someone or something to improve or become more successful

assist (verb)

to make a job or piece of work easier to do

nurture (verb)

to help someone or something to develop

help (verb)

to make it easier to achieve something

make for ()

to help to make something possible

advance (verb)

to help something progress and become more developed or successful

contribute (verb)

to be one of the things that help to make something happen

go to do something ()

if an action, event, or situation goes to do something, it helps to do it

aid (verb)

formal to help something to happen more easily or with fewer problems

buoy (verb)

economics to help a company, market, or economy to be more successful

ease (verb)

to make a process easier

forward (verb)

to help something to progress or get better

further (verb)

to help the progress of something so that it is more likely to be successful

get past ()

if something such as a proposal gets past someone, or if you get it past someone, it is accepted by someone who has the power to stop it happening

prime the pump ()

to help a business or activity to be successful, especially by providing money at the start

prop up ()

to help a government, system, organization etc to continue to exist, especially by providing financial or military support

shore up ()

to give support or help to something that is having problems or is likely to fail

unblock (verb)

mainly journalism to make it possible for a process to start again after it has stopped